Knowing the rules of first aid for bleeding, you are sure to be useful to the patient before arrival “first aid”.
As we know, bleeding are of two types — external and internal. Accordingly, when external bleeding, the blood flows outwards, and internal — circulating inside the body, localizes in some of the organs. Both types of bleeding are due to rupture of a blood vessel or damage to it.
External bleeding is divided into:
Capillary. Considered the most secure type of bleeding, because it stops pretty quickly. A small bleeding wound — this is capillary bleeding. Only if the wounded person has diseases such as diabetes, hemophilia, sepsis, hepatitis, and so forth, the blood can not stop and you need to call an ambulance.
Arterial bleeding indicates that was damaged by one of the arteries, e.g. femoral, brachial, axillary or carotid. In fact, so arterial bleeding is the most terrible in the sense that the blood is flowing profusely from the injury and even before arrival of doctors, the patient may die from loss of blood.
Venous bleeding is no less dangerous than blood, because the blood from damaged veins flows without stopping, and man thus loses not only the blood, but their energy. By the way, to differentiate venous from arterial bleeding you need to look at the color of blood if it is bright red, it is the result of damage to the artery, but in the case when the blood is dark purple, you can be sure that the wound was suffered in Vienna.
What to do for external bleeding:
1. Do not panic! Call an ambulance and don’t leave the wounded man behind.
2. If the bleeding happened at the man on the street, then you need to put under his head, something that she was not thrown back.
3. To tie something at the top of the limb above the wound, if possible.
4. When damaged veins can be imposed directly on the wound with a pressure bandage, should use some of the clothes of the victim.
5. Bend your arm at the elbow and the leg at the knee, if it is blood, so it is possible to slow down the bleeding.
When internal bleeding is much more complicated, because visible signs can only be seen by the doctor, and to make a diagnosis, as well as to help people may only experienced physician. A casual passer-by except to call an ambulance, and more.
